Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-10
A BILLINGS BLUFF
Wins the Base Ball Game With
Livingston and the Climb
is Enthused.
Remarkable Career of the Pre-
mier OF the Sandwich
Islands.
The Billings Game.

Ahe Dahsats oaAhss
About five hundred people witness.
ed Saturdays game between Living
ston and Billings. Time was called
by Umpire Geo. A. Riggs at 8 o'clock
p. In, with Livingston at the bat, that
club wearing. a uniform Of gray. with
knee pants, brown stockings and the
word LIVINGSTON" across the chest.
The Billings club quickly took the
positions which were assigned them
Ut being the first game they had ever
played together.l Each one was
dressed in light pink shirt, white
knee pants with black stockings.
Pitcher G. Wallace sent his first ball
to the batter. Time was called TO al
low the Livingston captain time to
make his first "kick," claiming the
pitcher stood "pigeon.toed," and he
then strutted back and allowed the
game to go on. At the end of the fifth
inning the game stood IL to 8, with
three hitewsshes In favor of the Bill.
lings. In the next inning sixth,
Wallace, p, exchanged positions with
Hill, s. g., but before Hill could pass
ball, time was called and the visit
ing nine blocked the game, claiming
Hill could not pitch, saying "they
would 60 right home and tell Ma, you
are bad boys, We won't play with you
any more" and carried out the baby
act to perfection. No one had ever
seen Hill pitch, but they were scared.
and some one from Livingston said be
saw fellow who had read about fel.
low, saw Hill pitch in professional
game in some place, in some state, but
anyway they could all swear Hill was
a professional and they would not
play with the boys IL he pitched, and
they made every sign Of going right
home. not even waiting for q train.
The home club felt they could play
their members wherever they chose,
but after seeing the other boys were
going to cry, they felt sorry for them
and graciously put Wallace back TO
pitch not even waiting TO see . single
ball pass from Hill. The boys stopped
crying and the game went on
closing the sixth inning with score
of l3 to 10 In favor of the BillinRs.
The seventh inning Porter, 8 b., ex-
changed with Wallac, p. His balls
while swift, were easy to strike, and
the visitors done some good work,
running In several scores before Pitch.
er Wallace was replaced. The change
In pitchers was dear experiment for
the home club. The visitors closed
their ninth inning q to "A, when the
home team came to bat in their last
inning. and in short time made fouI
runs, bringing their score up even,
with only one out, and q man on sec.
ond and one on third base. when time
was called, and the visitors kicked,
and threw up the sponge, wrapped
up their duds and commenced leaving
the grounds without wasting to finish
the game. claiming that the umpire
had decided against them all through
the game, and they would stand II nc
longer. Seeing they would not finish
the game the umpire called play and
waited five minutes for them to com.
mence playing, according to TO the
rules, and as they did not comply
Herewith, the umpire declared the
game closed with the score 10 o. The
spectators said, nearly TO man, that
Umpire Griggs did his work impsrti.
ally and was was as fair ss anyone
could be, and was placed in . very
trying place by the many repeated
kicks from the visitors. The game
was well played by both clubs aud
was highly enjoyed by all. Those
living at Livingston know the past
records Of few Of their kickers. AZ.
ter the game our boys did all they
could TO make the time pass pleasant.
ly for the visiting nine. and all went
home feeling In much better spirits
than at the close Of the game. bill.
lings Gazette.